M4.1 earthquake 16 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 16 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines on Thu, Aug 17, 2000, 11:11 AM GMT+8 (03:11 UTC), 61 km (38 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 1 km E of Buenavista, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-08-17 03:11:03 UTC
- Depth
- 61.4 km (38.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 8.890° N, 126.460° E
- Region
- Philippines
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
- Stations used
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.24 km NE of Lingig, Philippines · 9519 days ago · 144 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.71 km E of Buenavista, Philippines · 9513 days ago · 133 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.51 km SSW of Salvacion, Philippines · 9511 days ago · 147 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.248 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines · 9502 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.644 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 9498 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009yme. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:18 AM UTC.